Police investigate Facebook threat

Thursday

Sep 13, 2012 at 6:00 AM

Corky Emrick

Three Rivers Police are continuing their investigation after a threatening message was posted on Facebook.Police said in the message, the suspect made several comments about being homicidal and shooting up the school.Officers identified the suspect as a 17-year-old Three Rivers teen, who is a student at Three Rivers High School.In their investigation, police determined that the teen did not intend to shoot anyone, he just posted the off color comment on Facebook.Police said that he made the comment because he was having problems coping with the stress of the upcoming school year.Officers are conducting a thorough investigation into the incident.Once completed, the case will be turned over to the prosecutors' office for review and the possible charges of malicious use of a computer.